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MASTERING VS. MIXING
When mastering a product, I suggest listening to the mix and how well it communicates the music. When a part "drops off" or isn't properly heard, it's time to go into action. There are the lead parts, the rhythm parts and the background parts that all need to be heard. You want to leave room for dynamics (things getting louder and softer) but when parts disappear, is time to act.
So to properly master, one needs to listen to the mix. You could, for instance, say to yourself, I'd like to hear the vocal louder on the verses. Using only one of the available tools has limitations in evening out a tune. Let's look at the tools that the mastering engineer has to work with, and what the tools can, and can't do
with these tools in this example mastering situation.
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Bob Sr.